Regardless of whether you own an Xbox One or not, it’s hard not to look at Microsoft with a bit of disdain for the move they pulled with Rise of the Tomb Raider. Although Sony is rightly getting their own back in a few ways, Microsoft shelling out big bucks to secure Lara Croft as an exclusive for a limited time is a slimy practice – and one that doesn’t benefit consumers at all. Worse still is the fact that you could be waiting a whole year to play Lara’s new adventure.
That’s according to The Know – who have had a pretty rocky track record lately. If you’re not keeping score, The Know are the same group of people who broke the news of Microsoft apparently coming to Silent Hills’ rescue, with a billion dollar buyout that seemed ludicrous to begin with. It turned out that it was, but not long afterwards the same channel revealed the existence of Dark Souls III – a full week and a bit before the eventual unveiling at E3.
So their latest batch of wood in the rumour mill could go either way – but it does line up quite nicely.
Could Rise of the Tomb Raider really take a full year to reach other platforms? Considering other previous Xbox One exclusives, that seems par for the course at this point.
What is interesting though is the way Square Enix is supposedly curbing the backlash. Considering the game might take a full year to reach PC and PS4, a price drop down to $40 would be a welcome gift to anyone who has the patience to wait that long (or actually care for the game after seeing it all over the internet for a full 365 days). There’s nothing solidifying these plans in concrete, but they do seem extremely plausible.
And if they do turn out to be true, it’s a hell of a long wait for your Rise of the Tomb Raider fix. Six months is one thing, but having to wait a full calendar year for a game that is still insisting on bridging that cross-generational gap is really pushing it. That said, it did win my heart over at E3 – and the thought of die-hard fans having to miss out on it just makes me really sad about the whole thing.
Last Updated: June 29, 2015
Rock789
June 29, 2015 at 08:07
How about waiting 18 months for a game released on another platform…? #PCGTA5 #NeverForget 😉
Hammersteyn
June 29, 2015 at 08:10
I had time to buy it on PS3 and PS4 before it landed on PC O_o
Alien Emperor Trevor
June 29, 2015 at 08:11
lol – so many people have forgotten about GTAV on PC. 😉
Alien Emperor Trevor
June 29, 2015 at 08:09
I just spotted the rainbow logo. Is that for the marriage equality ruling?
HvR
June 29, 2015 at 08:34
That would be my guess or somebody accidentally gave Darryn access to Geoff’s backend
Admiral Chief's Adventure
June 29, 2015 at 08:40
O_O
Allykhat
June 29, 2015 at 08:37
It’s a bit sad to be honest. I get why Microsoft want to do it, but after the last TR game everybody is chomping at the bit to play this one, did SE honestly think it was a good idea to give exclusivity to MS? I mean a cash injection for exclusivity is one thing but surely sales on all platforms would have beaten out that figure?
Jonah Cash
June 29, 2015 at 08:43
F Lara, and F Square Enix! I will buy this game for R400 or less, and I will first search for a second hand copy.
In any case I have found my new love in Yennefer, so Lara kan gaan skyt op die ys…
Nikola
June 29, 2015 at 08:58
I totally agree Yennefer!!!
Jonah Cash
June 29, 2015 at 09:06
That opening scene with her bare ass melted my heart!!
oVg "I hate Portals" - Geralt
June 29, 2015 at 09:08
Roach?
Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)
June 29, 2015 at 09:06
This man speaks the truth!
oVg "I hate Portals" - Geralt
June 29, 2015 at 09:08
Hear hear
Hammersteyn
June 29, 2015 at 09:31
At least we can chart “Uncharted” games, if you know what I mean
Francois Knoetze
June 29, 2015 at 08:50
Whew…well thank goodness I don’t have to wait a year for my fix then 😛
oVg "I hate Portals" - Geralt
June 29, 2015 at 08:56
Its gambling on good reviews. Otherwise why port a 7/10 game a year later.
Mass Effect was a timed exclusive for the xbox. 5 YEARS.
Steffmeister
June 29, 2015 at 09:12
They will pay for 9/10’s definitely. They are shady like that.
Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)
June 29, 2015 at 09:06
That’s ok, I can wait. Actually, I’m forced to wait, damn you backlog…. damn you box filled with games!
Hammersteyn
June 29, 2015 at 09:30
Ps2 and Drivelcub in one week? What has Sony done!
Steffmeister
June 29, 2015 at 09:09
I am getting soo annoyed with windows and MS in general. I wish I went the iMac route last year. big regret! And I used to be xbox360 fanboy.
Pieter Kruger
June 29, 2015 at 11:49
Yeah, we all wish you did….????
Steffmeister
June 29, 2015 at 13:08
??
RustedFaith
July 1, 2015 at 11:58
If you want to play games on your mac you will be disappointed …. not to mention paying double for the same hardware …
Steffmeister
July 1, 2015 at 12:47
I went with Windows PC for exactly these reasons, but ended up playing games on ps4 90% of the time. Just less hastle. My PC is mostly used for music production (Cubase).
Sweetbrandigirl2004
July 9, 2015 at 07:26
The iMac ROCKS !
Steffmeister
June 29, 2015 at 09:23
I actually played the reboot a year after it came out. Waited for the remaster to come out on ps4. So I mind waiting a year for this one. Just find it pathetic of MS to buy a existing franchise and take it away from ps4 owners. It is as if the are childish kids saying “okay, you dont want to buy our console, well yust take TR away from you”
rocketmonkie
June 29, 2015 at 11:21
Sony did the same thing though with Street Fighter.
Steffmeister
June 29, 2015 at 13:12
Oh did they. that sucks. Had no idea cause I dont care about Street fighter. i just feel that if the developers want an exclusive for their console, develop something new. Counts for Sony & MS.
rocketmonkie
June 29, 2015 at 13:48
Yeah, this petty little game of just throwing cash at developers for the sake of “We have it now. Money is ours.” is just so childish
Robert McMullin
July 20, 2015 at 23:00
Well, the big difference is that Sony is actually putting money into the development or production of SF. It would have only been on PC if Sony didn’t step in.
Goal9
June 29, 2015 at 09:24
They explicitly say “Exclusive for Holiday 2015”. So anything after that would be fair game. I think we can see it being released somewhere between 3 to 6 months on other platforms after launch.
Age of Ughtron
June 29, 2015 at 17:08
Its only coming to PC. And there’s no way it’ll be 40 LMAO, those chumps charged 60 for a port of the 2013 game to PS4 and X1.
Dark_Kitarist
July 1, 2015 at 09:54
You see this is why I love developers like Bethesda and CD Projekt Red… Are their games exclusive to a platform? DAMN NO! I f-ing HATE developers like this who, even though they have money out of the whazoo, go exclusive for a few extra millions…
All you people who made fun out of Todd Howard saying “…we’re putting player freedom first…”, think about it… Really really think about it… We have the freedom to buy this game for the platform we like/have, which should be our basic freedom and some games don’t even manage that!!!
Sweetbrandigirl2004
July 9, 2015 at 07:23
t make complete sense for MicroDic to release ROTTR to PC one year after Initial release because one they are a computer company and two thats what they did with Ryse and Dead Rising Oh and lets not forget that Phil Spencer has already told us that ROTTR would go the way of Ryse and Dead Rising. However I can’t see it coming to PS and even if it does I won’t be buying I don’t care if its $40.00 or $4.00 ! I will NOT Reward SE for betraying the fanbase who kept Tomb Raider alive and made it worth a reboot. I think that Uncharted 4 release in 2016 is going to consume all the air available from the time it releases through the end of 2016 and any game that is released at the same time as Uncharted 4 is destine to fail Including a PS 4 ROTTR. I can’t say SE hasn’t earn this ass whipping because they have its well over due !
FrozenSoul
July 13, 2015 at 14:07
Let Xbox1 have Tomb Raider for now. If it eventually comes to PS4, it will be a better version as they have a year or whatever to fix the bugs so we get a more finished product. I just consider the Xbox1 version beta testing.